Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-07
Cities in the West are now on notice: Provide shelter for the homeless or stop arresting them for sleeping in public places. That has been an issue in Ashland, and local agencies are working to increase available shelter, especially in the winter months. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Boise, Idaho, violated the constitutional rights of homeless people when it prosecuted them for breaking a city ordinance against sleeping in public spaces. The ruling should not have come
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-10
Friday, Aug. 10 Jacksonville Carvers: The club meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays for carving and coffee at The Woodcarving Place, 255 E. D St., Jacksonville. Admission is free. Call 541-899-5571. Book Nook Sale: A book sale is held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Friday at the Shady Cove library, 22477 Highway 62. Look for new or gently used books, DVDs and CDs. Call 541-878-2270 or see jcls.org. Artists’ Workshop Annual Show: This group of accomplished artists’ 34th annual show and sale will ru
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-09
“Eighty-five percent of the brain develops by the age of 5,” said Janai Mestrovich, child development specialist. That means what happens in the early years of a child’s life has a huge impact on the way they cope for the remainder of their life, yet that isn’t something that adults are very attentive to, Mestrovich said. It’s not just about whether a kid has developed enough social skills to share the swing set on the playground. Mestrovich, dressed in costume complete with red wings and glitte
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-09
ASHLAND — Oregon Wine Experience makes a point of rotating judges for its competition to level the playing field from year to year. When a judge returns, however, it provides an opportunity to measure both the competition and the local wine industry’s progress. Tim Hanni, a master of wine, didn’t expect to be on the six-member panel when it reviewed 349 entries made from 38 varietals by 98 wineries during the competition at Ashland Hills Inn & Suites this past weekend. Although the preponderance
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-08
Wildfire smoke isn’t necessarily canceling fun in Southern Oregon, but it is forcing organizations that are dependent on tourist dollars to scramble for other options. About 100,000 acres in Josephine and Jackson counties have already burned in an early fire season, filling much of the Rogue Valley with smoke. Ashland, Medford and surrounding cities have seen their air quality range from “unhealthy for sensitive groups” to “hazardous” levels. Sunday night, the air quality in both Medford and Ash
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-08
While the mountains across the valley might not be in focus, what has come into focus in the past few weeks is that we desperately need to build a better relationship with fire. The smoke hangs over the Rogue Valley like a pall. It’s ruining our summer plans and for some of us, our health. It’s devastating our local economy, which is highly dependent on tourism and outdoor recreation. It’s a big deal and has us searching hard for answers. Why is there so much on fire? What do we do about it? Can
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-08
Friday, 1:33 a.m. – Ashland police arrested a man for driving under the influence in the 1400 block of Siskiyou Boulevard. He was cited and released. Friday, 3:21 a.m. – Ashland police took a crime report at the corner of Granite Street and High Street. Friday 8:27 a.m . – Ashland police and Fire and Rescue responded to a two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Ashland Street and Washington Street. Friday, 11:24 a.m. – Ashland police pulled a case to document found property in the 500 blo
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-07
It was a beautiful, sunny morning, and I was on vacation. I jumped into the hotel swimming pool ready to do some serious laps. The water was clean and cool, a shimmering reflection of the bright, blue, cloudless sky. I began swimming, thoroughly enjoying the slight resistance of the water as I slid through. When I reached the other side, there was a young girl, no older than eight I’d guess, hanging onto the tiled edge of the pool. Just treading water on her own and not paying the slightest atte
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-08
Review off the mark The review by Jeffrey Gillespie in the Ashland Daily Tidings of OSF’s “The Way the Mountain Moved” was way off the mark in my opinion. I was very pleasantly surprised to be offered a skilled and unique glimpse of mid-1850’s America — from the perspective of native, black, Mormon, Mexican, white and Asian people. To me, it seemed like a secret window opened for me to watch a few days in the lives of common, everyday people as they struggled in the “the wild West.” Two themes o
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-09
The closing ceremony of the 2018 Hiroshima-Nagasaki Observance Thursday has been moved indoors due to smoke and heat. The ceremony is now set to begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, in Pioneer Hall at 73 Winburn Way, Ashland, not far from the Japanese Garden in Lithia Park where it was originally to have been held. For further information, email at [email protected] or call 541-531-2848.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-24
Editor's note: This is the second of six weekly installments of "Dispatches from India" about Southern Oregon University Honors College students' trip to India this month to learn more about democracy in action. Read the first dispatch here . BENGALURU (BANGALORE), INDIA — Growing up in the United States in the first decade of the 21st century, one often heard the dictum, “America has the greatest degree of freedom and the best political system in the world.” While trav
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-24
The future of Ashland City Hall was discussed by the City Council Tuesday as a committee presented its report and recommendations, but no decision was made on the preferred path forward. The 11-member citizens ad hoc committee was appointed to consider options in dealing with City Hall which, it has been determined by engineers, would not survive a serious seismic event, endangering the lives of 27 employees who work there, including the mayor, city administrator and the utility division. ȁ
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-24
This year’s Country Crossings Music Festival — the second to be held at the Expo — features headliners Cole Swindell, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley and Eric Church on the state-of-the-art Main Stage, and local and up-and-coming performers on the Boxcar Stage inside Seven Feathers Event Center. “We’re excited about our second year in Jackson County,” says Anne Hankins, president of Willamette Country Concerts. “Country Crossings Music Festival and Southern Oregon were made for each other.” The festi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-24
Noted for its organic produce, chicken eggs and meat from goats and pigs, Willow-Witt Ranch on Shale City Road east of Ashland will celebrate its 30th anniversary with barbecue, pies, wine and beer, and a dance band, from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20.  Named for its married owners, Lanita Witt and Suzanne Willow, the 445-acre sustainable ranch features a farm store, tours of a working farm, trail hikes on nearby Grizzly Peak (using goats as pack animals), camping, birding, wildflower viewin
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-24
Shawn Ramagos is Camelot Theatre's new artistic director, officially taking over the role from Roy Von Rains, Jr., in April 2018. Ramagos has a long history in the theater world, and I chatted with him to see how he might be feeling about his relocation to the Rogue Valley. JG: Shawn, welcome to the Rogue Valley! What is your creative and artistic history? SR: My first love for theater started in high school. While attending a school completely focused on sports, I started the drama club. I chos
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-23
It’s official: The worst air in the country at the moment is in Jackson and Klamath counties, according to the air quality monitoring website www.airnow.gov . On Monday morning, an air quality monitoring station in Shady Cove had dropped to “hazardous.” Stations in Ashland, Medford and Klamath Falls were all listed at “very unhealthy,” according to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Air Quality Index. Stations in the Applegate and Grants Pass were one level up at “unhealthy,” while C
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-24
The three-day Ashland Culinary Festival kicks off tonight, Nov. 7, with a demonstration preparation of hush puppies with jalapeños and ranch dressing by Smithfields owner Neil Clooney, who won the top chef honors the first two years of the popular and tasty event, now in its eighth year. Held in the Historic Armory on Oak at B Streets, the competition features 12 chefs from area restaurants instead of the usual eight. They will have a cook-off in four rounds, starting at 12:30 and 3 p.m. on
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-24
Cooling center thanks We had over 241 visits (35 to 70 per day) to the Emergency Cooling Center in Ashland on July 12-16. There are many groups and people to thank for working together with very short notice to make the Cooling Center happen: Options for Helping Residents of Ashland (OHRA) for organizing community partners to offer 5 days of cooling center (July 12-16). The city of Ashland for hosting for three of five days of cooling center (July 12-14). First United Methodist Church for hostin
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-24
The City Council made the right call last week when it approved automatic cost-of-living increases for management employees and brought benefits in line with what rank-and-file city employees get who work under union contracts. Cost-of-living adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index are common — although it’s worth noting that many private-sector workers don’t get automatic raises to help them cope with inflation. Still, it made little sense for upper-level managers to have to propose cost-o
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-27
Bob’s birthday Local Ashlander Harold “Bob” Burns turned 90 on July 26. He has been a well-known man-about-town for the past 15 years while writing a soon-to-be published book about the relationship between humans and animals, specifically large dogs. Most locals recognize Bob by his large bearing, distinctive, friendly personality, and keen political observations. Born in Berkeley, California, he received his master’s degree at UC-Santa Barbara. After a stint with the Army in Korea, he went on